Alumni Stories

Since 1990, DTP has trained over 3000 human rights defenders advocates from over 60 countries.

They include advocates from Indigenous communities in Malaysia saving their forests from destruction for palm oil; a nun in Sri Lanka standing up against torture and "disappearances"; an environmental defender in Cambodia; an advocate for self-determination in West Papua; a disability advocate in Nepal; a migrant worker in Qatar.

To share information about DTP alumni and their work is an ongoing priority for DTP. We are just beginning to build the pages of alumni profiles country by country. We will populate these pages more so please keep visiting to learn about the inspiring work of DTP's alumni.

The Diplomacy Training Program (DTP) and partners are calling for applications for a Pacific regional capacity building program for civil society on Business, Human Rights and the SDGs in the Pacific to be held in Fiji from April 30 – May 5, 2018.

Trainers on the program will include Professor Surya Deva, member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights as well as other leading experts and practitioners.

The Diplomacy Training Program (DTP) and JOAS are calling for applications for a regional capacity building program on Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights and Partnerships for Sustainable Development to be held in Malaysia in April 04-13, 2018.